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Double points for MS Amlin Andretti in New York City.

Sun Jul 16 22:26:16 CEST 2017 Press Release

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MS Amlin Andretti driver Robin Frijns (NED) scored back-to-back points finishes in the first New York City ePrix (USA), watched on by celebrities including Chris Hemsworth, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The Dutch driver claimed ninth place in both races, perfectly managing his energy usage.

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Munich. MS Amlin Andretti driver Robin Frijns (NED) scored
back-to-back points finishes in the first New York City ePrix (USA),
watched on by celebrities including Chris Hemsworth, Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The Dutch driver claimed ninth place
in both races, perfectly managing his energy usage. António Félix da
Costa (POR) was unfortunate to miss the points despite showing
strong pace and running in the top-ten for extended periods. He took
12th place in the first, and 15th following a
drive-through penalty in the second race of the New York City ePrix.

Saturday’s Race

The first FIA-sanctioned motor race in the “Big Apple” was a
thriller, with action throughout the field on every lap. Starting in
16th and 18th positions respectively, the MS
Amlin Andretti drivers Robin Frijns and António Félix da Costa
successfully navigated a chaotic opening lap to run just outside the
top ten. Frijns was able to run an extra lap in the first stint, and
the strategy paid off. He was in prime position in the closing laps
when the Qualcomm Safety Car BMW i8 was deployed to allow marshals to
recover a stranded car. The field was bunched up, and on the last lap
Frijns made two places, moving into ninth to take valuable points for
the Andretti team at their home race. Félix da Costa, while moving for
11th just before the halfway mark, made contact with
another competitor and had to pit two laps ahead of schedule. He
stretched his energy reserves and made it home in 12th place.

Sunday’s Race

After a crash in practice, the MS Amlin Andretti team changed Frijns’
gearbox. Having qualified 11th, he was forced to take a
10-place grid penalty – and a five-second pitstop punishment – and
thus start from the back row of the second race in Brooklyn. Félix da
Costa started in 16th position. Frijns was able to extend
his battery life hugely in the first stint of the 40-lap race, pitting
on the 28th tour – the second-longest stint in FIA Formula
E history at 54.516km (33.875 miles). With such a huge energy
advantage over his competitors with his second car, he passed several
drivers on the final lap and earned the team’s first back-to-back
points finishes of the season. Félix da Costa had a topsy-turvy race,
moving as high as eighth place and regularly challenging for further
positions in several entertaining battles. Unfortunately, he then made
contact with Loic Duval (FRA), putting Duval into a spin. Félix da
Costa was handed a drive-through penalty, effectively ending his race.
He crossed the line 15th. Sam Bird (GBR) was the victor of
both races, for DS Virgin Racing.

The Reactions

António Félix da Costa, MS Amlin Andretti: “I started
each of the races really well, made a few places in the first few laps
and managed the energy well. Both times, I had some bad luck and lost
time and positions. It’s been a really frustrating weekend. We need to
work on our qualifying, because the car is great in the race and if we
start further up the grid maybe we can avoid some of the chaos.”

Robin Frijns, MS Amlin Andretti: “We had a good
weekend overall, and I can go home a pretty happy man. We made a lot
of places in both races, which shows we have a great race car. In the
second race we had a decent qualifying session, but then had to start
last with the gearbox change. We saved a huge amount of energy at the
beginning, which was good because it left me a lot of energy left
compared to the others and I was able to close the gap and take some
points home.”

MS Amlin Andretti will finish the season with another North American
double-header, the Montreal ePrix on July 29 and 30. The Canadian city
has a long-established motorsport heritage, but the event marks FIA
Formula E’s first visit to the country. The races will take place in
downtown Montreal, on a track unique to Formula E.

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The following applies to consumption figures for vehicles with new type approval, September 2017 onward: The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption are obtained in accordance with the specified measuring procedure (EC Regulation No. 715/2007), as issued and amended. The figures are for a basic-version vehicle in Germany. The bandwidths allow for differences in the choice of wheel and tire sizes and items of optional equipment and can be changed by the configuration.

Obtained on the basis of the new "Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure" (WLTP), the figures are converted back to the "New European Driving Cycle" (NEDC) for the sake of comparability. Values other than those stated here may be used for the purposes of taxation and for other vehicle-related duties relating to CO2 emissions.

More information about official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be obtained from the "guideline on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and current consumption of new passenger cars", available here: https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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The following applies to consumption figures for vehicles with new type approval, September 2017 onward: The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption are obtained in accordance with the specified measuring procedure (EC Regulation No. 715/2007), as issued and amended. The figures are for a basic-version vehicle in Germany. The bandwidths allow for differences in the choice of wheel and tire sizes and items of optional equipment and can be changed by the configuration.

Obtained on the basis of the new "Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure" (WLTP), the figures are converted back to the "New European Driving Cycle" (NEDC) for the sake of comparability. Values other than those stated here may be used for the purposes of taxation and for other vehicle-related duties relating to CO2 emissions.

More information about official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be obtained from the "guideline on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and current consumption of new passenger cars", available here: https://www.dat.de/co2/.